Typewriting machine



July 22, 1924. 1,501,900

J. E. DOODY v TYPEWRI TING MACHINE Fikgd Sept. 25. 19. .0 P1

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JOHldE. DOODY, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR "1'0 UNIDERVTQQ'D TYPE- WRITER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., it CORPORATIQN DELAWARE.

' r rarnwarrrue madame Application measeptember 25, 1920. Serial No, 412,756.

To all whom itvmay concern: Be it known'that I, JOHNE. DooDY, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing in the city of Toronto, Province of .Ontario, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Typewriting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to collating devices,

and especially those adapted for use withround-platen machines, in adjusting superposed sheets to the printing point in certain relation to one another. It very frequently happens that sheets. of different sizes must be used, and it is often found desirable. to retainone sheet in the machine while changing the second. This occurs where a ledger-..

sheet is used in connection with a statement. The latter is generally smaller, and the items of several statements are entered upon a sin le Iedgersheet.

ne object of the present invention is to provide collating means so that twosheets of different sizesfmay be inserted and guided in the machine and adjusted relatively to each other. A feature of this invention is the provision of such collating means in connection with the ordinary paper-table such that one of the guides shall be an extension of the paper-table and the other 1gLpide shall operate on the paper-table wit the first gulde.

Another object is to provide means whereg by a wide sheet may be held in position while a narrow sheet is being withdrawn and a substitute, narrow sheet inserted in its place, and adjusted relatively to the wide sheet.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear. 7

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a front view of the device applied to a machine of which the platen-structure and paper-rest are shown, two sheets'of difierent width being outlined in dotted lines in position with respect to the chutes.

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2- of Figure 1. I 1

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the device shown in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a view of the outer or wide chute drawn to smaller scale, and detached from the machine.

There is illustrated the usual platen 1,

n the limits of mounted upon a shaft 2 pivoted in the side walls 3- of the ordinary typewriter carriage. The platen is provided with the usual releasable pressure-rolls l, 5, to run upon the bottom of' the platen, apron 6, arid rear paper-table 7, mounted in the car We with respect to the'platen in the ordi ner. The upper edge of the pa ends in a substantially semi-cylindrical upper edge art 10, forming a hollow interior within w ich. is mounted the supporting means for the inner, or narrow, paper-guide 'or chute in the following manner:

A rod 11, threaded at its ends, is inserted in the hollow interior thus formed by the semi-cylindrical part 10 of the paper-table, and is' provided with end screws having grooved portions 12 which fit' into the hollow of the semi-cylindrical surface, the

heads 13 of the screws abutting against the ends of the paper-table and fixing the rod in position; Before attaching the end screws there are slid upon the rod the two interior guides which form the inneror :narrow chute.v Each guide comprises a floorortion 14 and an upstandlng, sheet-gui ing' member or sidewall 15. The guides or guide-members are adjustably supported on the rod 11 by means of collars 16 slidable on the rod within the'hollow of the edge portion 10; Rigid with the collar is a semicylindrical to extension 19 of the floorportion 14 of t e guides, which is of a radius reater than that of portion 10. and ada ted to encircle the latter, around which it is ent flatwisel Adjusting screws 17' pass through the collars 16 and abut against a flattened portion 18 of the rod 11 to clamp, the guides in osition.

rom the above description, it will be seen that the collar 16 may slide on the rod 11 within the semi-cylindrical portion 10 of the paper-table 7, and carries a member 19, forming an integral part of the guide,

which encircles the portion 10. The connection between the collar 16 and member 19 slides in the open space provided by the portion 10. The guides may'be moved on the paper-table '7 to difierent positions along the platen 1 and clamped by means of screws 17, and thus constitute the inner or narrow chute, comprising the two separate'parts or members mounted for independent adjustment along. the platen.

T he outer guide, or wide chute, comprises a substantially U-shaped' frame ail having upstanding sheet-guiding side walls or members 42' terminating in tapered points 38,.the ends being hollowed out. as at 39,

and having-a flat floor-portion, or connecting member, 4:3, formingv an upper exten sion of the paper-table? and coming down in close proximity to the cylindricallycurved upper edge part 10 of the paper-- table. A tie-rod 45 fixed in the end wallsof the carriage is here shown passing through the side walls 42 of the frame near their forward edge. The walls 42 are provided with hubs 4:4: through which pass screws 49 enabling the frame to be adjusted in position along the tie-rod, and consequently along the platen. The usual spring clips or paper-fingers, ordinarily mounted on the tie-rod, are here replaced by spring clips or paper-fingers, 46 mounted upon a U- shaped bar 4:7, the ends of which are ad- ]ustably secured at 18 to the side walls 42.

The clips ifi'project over the edge or the apron 6, and have their ends turned slightly upwardsyso as to catch the sheet as it movesaround the platenand direct it backwards within the limits or bar 47.

The manner of mounting of the frame or wide chute 41- upon the machine will be ap% parent. The frame 4:1 having been mounted on. the tie-rod 45, the said rod is in- Started in the end walls 3 and fixed in position, the pointed-ends 38 or the side walls flfits into the opening 52in the til-shaped passing between the platen and the papertable until the edge 39 lies adjacent'the platen. The connecting-member t3 forms acontinuation of the paper-table 7 which frame. -Notches '53 are provided in the lower edge of each wall 42 where the'wall intersects the cylindrically-curved portion l0 of the paper-table.--. Other notches 5d :may be provided where the walls overlie the hinged-joint between theapron and the paper-table (in machines where such con- 'nection'is employed). The spring paperfingers 46 are adjusted to rest on the platen sheet has be'enins'erted in the wide chute or to engage the side margins of wide recordsheets to hold them against the platen.

Let it be assumed that a wide ledgerguide 41 and it is desired to enter the items of several narrow statements. The pressure-rolls are released in the ordinary manner, the springs 46 holdingthe ledger-sheet The statement temporarily in position.

introduced and carbon-sheet "are then through the rear, the ledger-sheet and.

statement" aligned as desired, by adjusting the narrow statement-sheet .over' the wide record-sheet, and the pressure-rolls applied. The process is repeated where new statements are inserted, but it is desiredto maintain the same ledger-sheet. The various sheets and statements may be provided with sides hi her than said side inclines narrow chute, but is itself guided by the very high side walls of the broad chute, the latter extending back far beyond the narrow-chute, so as to be capable of controlling broad ledger-sheets having considerable length, while the narrow chute is relatively close to the platen, for controlling relatively short and narrow statements.

-Variations may be resorted to within the scope oil the invention, and portions of the improvements may he used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a typewriting machine, the. combination with a cylindrical platen, of means at the-introductory side of the platen for guiding thereto a wide sheet and a narrow sheet to pass around theplaten outside of the wide sheet, saidguiding means comprising a paper-table, side gages adjustable there across to correspond to the width and position of the narrow'sheet and forming with the paper-table a narrow chute, and a wide chute, to guide the wide sheet 'oversaidnarrowchute. and the sheet therein, comprising side walls of greater height than the side .gfages and having their forward ends restmg on said paper-table to form therewith the front portion of the wide chute, and a floor connecting the rear portions of said side walls and serving as an extension of the paper-table. v

' 2. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a cylindrical platen, of a papertahle at the introductory side thereof, opposed side gages on said paper-table, said gages, being mounted at the upper edge of said paper-table for adjustment laterally along said table and co-operating therewith to form a chute, and an outer chute having ages and having its oor cut away at its orward end so that thepaper-table may co-ope'rate with the forward ends of the sides to serve as the door of the forward part of the chute, the door of the'rear portion or" the chute serving as an extension of the aper-table and being spaced from the rear e ge thereof sufiiciently to "permit ad'ustment of the side gages to vary the wi th and position of the inner chute.

3. llna typewriting machine, the combination with a cylindrical platen, of a sheetcollating device therefor comprising a wide chute at the introductory side of the laten for. one work-sheet, said. chute having a transverse slotin its floor, and opposed side gages adjacent said slot and forming with the bottom of the wide chute a narrow chute for a work-sheet collated with the first sheet, said side gages having portions projecting through said slot and being mounted'for adjustment along said'slot to vary the width of the narrow chute and itslocation -transversely of the wide chute, said wide chute having side walls substantially higher than said gages and of sufficient height to guide a wide sheetthat overlies said gages,. said wide and narrow'chutes being co-o'perative to collatea wide work-sheet and a narrow work-sheet at difi'erent relative widthwise adjustments, and to collate awide worksheet with narrow work-sheets of various widths.-

4. In a typewriting machine having a carriage, said carriage having end .walls,'the combination with a platen and a paper-table adjacent the platen mounted in said carriage, and a tie-rod between the end walls of the carriage, of a paper-chiite positioned on the paper-table and having vertical end walls, and a connecting floor-portion between said end walls forming an ex tension of said paper-table, said tie-rod passing through the end walls of said chute, means for fixing said chute in position upon said tie-rod, and guide-members mounted on the paper-table within saidchute and formin a second chute for positioninga sheet reatively to the first chute.

5. In a typewriting machine having. a

carriage, the combination with a platen and a paper-table adjacent the platen mounted in Stud carriage, and ressure' rolls-ada ted to press against said p aten, of a pa er-c ute positioned on the paper-tablexan having vertical end walls, and a connecting floorportion between said end walls forming an extension of said paper-table, guide-members mounted on the paper-table within said chute and forming a second chute for posi-- tioning a sheet relatively to the first chute, a U-shaped bar having its arms adjustably connected to said end walls, and spring members on said U-bar pressing against said platen to hold a sheet in osition when said pressure-rolls are released? f 6. In a typewriting machine havin a. carriage, said carriage having end we Is, the combination with a platen and a paper-table adjacent the platen mounted in said carriage, and a tie-rod between the end walls of of the carriage, of a paper-chute positioned on the paper-table and having vertical end walls, and a connecting floor-portion between said end walls forming an extension of said paper-table, said tie-rod passing tie-rbd,

,platen to hold a sheet in (position through the end walls of said chute, means for fixing said chute in position upon said adjustably,

and 'guide-members mounted on the paper-table for'movement longitudinally of the platen and forming a second chute for positioning a sheet rela'- tively to=- the firstchute.

'7. In a typewriting machine having a car riage, the combination with a platen and a,

paper-table adjacent the platen mounted in said carriage, of apaper-chute positioned on" thepaper-table and having vertical end walls, the front ofsaid end walls being cut away to form a concave portion fitting the surface of the platen, a connecting portion between said end walls forming an extension of said paper-table, and guide-members mounted on the paper-table within said chute and forming a second chute for positioning a sheet relatively to the first chute.

8. In atypewriting machine havingja' carriage, the combination with a platenfand a paper-table adjacent the platen mounted in said carriage, pressure-rollsv adapted to press a ainst said platen, and a tie-rod between t eend walls of said carriage, of a paper-chute positioned on' the paper-table and having ,vertical end walls, anda con-' necting floor-portion between said end Walls forming an extension of-said paper-table, said tie-rod of the chute, means for passing throu h the end walls' xing said chute in position upon said tie-rod, guide-mem bers mounted on the paper-table within said chute and forming a second chute for positioni'ng a sheet relatively to the first chute, a U-shaped bar having its arms adjustably connected to said end walls, and spring Inemberson said U-bar pressing against said when said pressure-rolls are release v 9. In a typewriting machine having a carriage, the combination with a platen and a paper-table adjacent the platen mounted in said carriage, pressure-rolls adapted to press a ainst said laten, and a tie-rod between t e endwal s of said carriage, of a paper-chute positioned on the paper-table and having vertical end walls, and a connecting floor-portion between said end walls forming an extension of said paper-table,

for positioning-a sheet relatively to the first chute, a U-shaped'bar having itsarms adjustably connected to said end walls, and

spring members on said U-bar pressin a ainst said platen to hold a. sheet in position when said pressure-rolls are released. 10. In a typewritingmachine having a carriage, the combination with a platen and a paper-table adjacent the platen. mounted in said carriage, said paper-table having a semi-cylindrical upper edge, of a rodatneath said edge,"a paper-guide resting on- I tached to said paper-table beneath said edge,

a collar slidable on the rod and also besaid paper-table and comprising a floor-portion, an upstanding end wall, and a substantially cylindrically-curved top extension of said floor-portion bent flatwise around and encircling said semi-cylindrical upper edge and attached to said collar.

IlLln a typewriting machine having a carriage,-the combination with a platen and a paper-table adjacent the platen mounted in said. carriage, said paper table having a semi-cylindrical upper edge, of a rod attached to said paper-table beneath said edge,

said rod having a portion or" its periphery the position of said collar along said rod to.-

adjust the paper-guide along the platen comprism a screw passing through said collar-an abutting against the flattened portion of the rod.

12. In "a typewritin machine, the combination with a revolu%le platen, of a wide chute at the introductory side of the platen having side walls or. members to engage the edges of a wide record-sheet for guiding it to the platen, a narrow chute within the wide chute between the side walls .or memhers thereof and having side walls or memwalls or members of the wide chute over b bers of less height than the side walls or members of the wide chute, so that the wide record-sheet may be guided by a the side the side walls or membersof the narrow chute, 'and'so .a narrow sheet may be guided.

' by the narrow. chute to overlie the wide narrow chute havin bers to engage the e ges of a narrow sheet rac sm 1 walls or members of the narrow chute, and

so a narrow sheet may be guided by the narrow chute to overlie the Wide record-sheet on the platen, releasable means cooperative with the bottom of the platen to line-feed all the sheets, and paper-fingers arranged at the delivery side of the platen to press the side margins. of the wide record-sheet against the platen'and hold it while the narrow sheet is adjusted thereover when said releasable means are released, said narrow chute comprising a'pair of separate parts or members mounted for lateral adjustment independently of the wide chute,

14;. lln a typewriting machine, the combination with a revoluble platen, of a wide chute at the introductory side of the platen having side walls or members to engage the edges of a wide record-sheet for guiding it to theplaten, a narrow chute within the wide chute between the side walls or members thereof, so that the wide record-sheet guided by the side walls or members of the wide chute may pass over the narrow chute, said side walls or memfor guiding the narrow sheet to overlie the wide record-sheet on the laten, releasable means co-operative with t e bottom of the platen to line-feed all the sheets, and paper fingers at the deliveryside of the platen carried by the wide chute to press the side margins of thei wide record-sheet against the platen and hold it while the narrow sheet is adjusted. thereover when said releasable means are released, said-widechute being mounted for adjustment along the platen together with the paper-fingers carried there- .l'. Y. a typewritin machine, the combination witha revolu le platen, of a wide chute at the introductory side of the platen having side walls or members to engage the edges of a wide record-sheet for guiding it to the platen, a narrow chute within the wide chute between the side walls or members thereof, so that the wide record-sheet guided by the side walls or members of the wide chute may pass over the narrow chute, said narrow chute having side walls or members to engage the edges of a narrow sheet for guiding the narrow sheet to overlie the wide record-sheet on the platen, releasable means co-operative with the bottom of the platen to line-feed all the sheets, and paper-fingers at the delivery side of the ill llU

platen carried by the wide chute to press the side margins of the wide record-sheet against the platen and hold it while the narrow sheet is adjusted thereover when said releasable means are released, said narrow chute comprising a pair of separate partsfor members mounted for adjustment to different distances apart for guiding narrow sheets of difierent widths, and also adjustable to different distances from the side walls or members of the wide chute to vary the position of a narrow sheet relatively to the wide record-sheet, and said wide chute being mounted for adjustment along the platen together with the paper-fingers carried there- 16. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a traveling carriage, a revoluble platen mounted therein, and a rear paper-table mounted on the carriage, of a wide chute mounted on the carriage for adjustment along the platen, and having side walls or members to engage the edges of a wide record-sheet for guiding it to the platen over the rear paper-table, a narrow chute mounted on the rear paper-table to rest thereon between the side walls or members of the wide chute, sothat the wide record-sheet guided by the side walls or members of the wide chute may pass over the narrow chute, said narrow chute having side walls or members to engage the edges of narrow sheets for guiding the narrow sheets over the rear paper-table to the platen to overlie the wide record-sheet thereon, said narrow chute comprising a pair of separate parts or members mounted for inde endent adjustment on the rear paper-table a ong the-platen to different distances apart and to different distances from the side walls or members-of the wide chute, for guiding narrow sheets of difierent widths and for varying the position of the narrow sheets relatively to the side recordsheet, releasable means co-o erative with the bottom. of the platen to inc-feed all the sheets, and paper-fingers at the delivery side of the platen carried by and adjustable along the platen with the wide chute to press the side margins of the wide record-sheet against the platen and hold it while a narrow sheet is adjusted thereover when said releasable means are released.

17. In a typewriting machine having a carriage, the combination with a platen and a paper-table adjacent the platen mounted in said carriage, said paper-tablehaving a semi cylindrical up jer edge, of a rod attached to said paper-tab e beneath said edge, a collar slidable on the rod and also beneath said edge, a paper-guide resting on said papertable and comprising a floor-portion, an upstanding end wall, a substantially cylindrically-curved top extension of said floor-portion bent fiatwise around and encircling said semi-cylindrical upper edge and attached to said collar, and a second paper-guide having a floor-portion forming an upper extension of said paper-table in close proximity to-said semi-cylindrical upper edge of the papertable. 7

18. In a front strike typewriting machine,

the combination with a revoluble platen higher than said guides, to guide a wide ledger-sheet which overlies said guides, means at said, platen to detain said wide ledger-sheet during the removal of the narrow work-sheet and its replacement by afresh narrow sheet, and releasable feeding means to press the work-sheets against the under side of the platen, said wide chute and said.

narrow chute'being adj ustable relatively to each other.

19. In a front-strike typewriting machine, the combination with a revoluble platen and a platen-frame, of a wide introductory paper-guide comprising side walls to confine wide ledger-sheets,said walls extending back from the platen, side guides for a narrow work-sheet forming a narrow chute mount.-

ed between said side walls of the wide guide, I

said side guides being located intermediate the platen and the rear end of the wide uide, and said walls of the wide guidebcmg substantially higher than said side guides of the narrow chuteto guide a wide ledger-sheet which overlies said narrow. chute, means at the delivery side of the platen and having greater separation than said side guides of said narrow chute, for retaining by its side margins a wideledger-sheet during the removal of the narrow. worksheet and its replacement by a fresh narrow sheet, and releasable feeding means to press the work-sheets against the under side of the platen, said wide introductory paper-guide with said narrow chute and said retaining means being adjustable as a unit along the platen.

20. In a'front strike typewriting machine,

the combination with a revolub le platen and a platen-frame, of a sheet-collating device therefor comprising a wide introductory paper-chute having sidewalls to confine wide ledger-sheets and extending back from the platen, side guides for a narrow worksheet mounted between sa-id side walls of the wide chute, said side guides being located intermediate the platen and the rear end of the wide chute, and said side walls of the main chute being substantially higher than said guides, to guide a wide ledgersheet which overlies said guides, means at the deliveryside of the platen and having greater: segaration than said side guides, for retaining y its side margins a Wide ledgersheet during the removal of the narrow work-sheet and its. replacement by a fresh narrow sheet, and releasable feeding means to press the Work-sheets'against the under side of the platen, said side guides being individually adjustable longitudinally of the neoneoe platen, and cooperative With said'side walls to collate a Wide Work-sheet and'a narrow Work-sheet at difi erent relative widthwise adjustments, and to collate. a Wide Worksheet with narrow Work-sheets of various 1:

Widths.

JQHN E. DUODY.

Witness: I

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